A shot at redemption
Damion Thomas said he has been in trouble for most of his life.
Drinking. Drugs. Rehabilitation programs. Slip-ups. More drugs. More trouble. Heroin.
“I lost everything. I haven’t seen my child in two years. My house, my car, my job. I lost trust in my family, my wife. I lost my pride, self-respect,” said the 36-year-old graduate of Community Corrections Association, a Youngstown-based alternative rehabilitation program.
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Drilling cuts away at poverty in rural Pennsylvania county, but many still worry
An 18-wheeler barrels down state Route 21, carrying pipe that will become a pipeline connecting gas wells in the rolling countryside of Greene County — a rural region about 30 minutes south of Pittsburgh that has known the benefits of fueling the world.
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Hissing well gives residents in Arlington a wake-up call
Last April, residents of an Arlington neighborhood awoke to hissing sounds from a nearby gas well. As neighbors called 911 and wondered if they were safe, firefighters struggled to locate and gain access to the well site that was emitting the vapors.
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In Texas, gas wells everywhere
Along the wide, winding Interstate 35 in North Central Texas is richly colored green grass, billboards touting local businesses and restaurants and the cityscape of the greater Fort Worth area. The landscape is much like other major metropolitan areas. But there are a few landmarks that stand out: gas wells. Photo by Star-Telegram/David Kent
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Texas wind energizes gleanPower owner
In a farming neighborhood with dirt roads, cattle and dozens of gas wells stands an 80-foot wind turbine.
It’s the next chapter in Texas’ history of being an energy leader, said Joe Marrs, owner of gleanPower, a solar electric and wind power supplier.
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How safe is the air?
Calvin Tillman plays a message on his cellphone from Stark County resident Renee Bogue. She’s concerned about possible drilling under the Legends Golf Course in Massillon, where the mayor and council in that Ohio city are proposing legislation to lease city-owned mineral rights for gas drilling.
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Texas energy exhibition generates enthusiasm
Jeannie Looney stood in line on a recent Thursday to take her three grandchildren to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.
Looney, of Tyler, Texas, said she wants her grandchildren to understand how important oil and energy is to the history of Texas and how it has helped bring money and industries to the state.
Photo by Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Rodger Mallison
For Texas family, a fracking mess
The process of horizontal fracking is new to Ohio, but on Division Street in Arlington, Texas, it’s divided a community for years.
A doughnut shop, a number of car dealerships and a retirement home make the street look like any other found in the average American city. But squeezed between businesses are seven natural-gas wells that have drawn mixed reactions...
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Chesapeake Energy drills in Ohio and Texas
A team of reporters from The News Outlet traveled to Texas to cover stories about gas and oil well drilling in the Lone Star state. Ohio is exploring the same process. Caitlin Fitch takes us to a drilling site in Arlington
Read MoreTexas neighbors disagree about local gas wells
A team of reporters from The News Outlet traveled to Texas to cover stories about gas and oil well drilling in the Lone Star state. Ohio’s gas and oil industry is still in its infancy but is expected to grow in coming years. Caitlin Fitch takes us to one upscale neighborhood where some feel the sting of regret.
Read MoreTexans Offer Differing Views on Local Gas and Oil Wells
A team of reporters from The News Outlet traveled to Texas to cover stories about gas and oil well drilling in the Lone Star state. Ohio is exploring the same process. Caitlin Fitch takes us to one Texas neighborhood where natural gas drilling sparks different emotions:
Read MoreTexans say natural gas can solve domestic energy crisis
A team of reporters from The News Outlet traveled to Texas to cover stories about gas and oil well drilling in the Lone Star state. Ohio’s gas and oil industry is still in its infancy but is expected to grow in coming years. Caitlin Fitch talked with a few proponents of natural gas.
Read MoreOil and gas drilling prompts air pollution concerns
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Read MoreTexans offer gas and oil drilling advice to Ohioans
A team of reporters from The News Outlet traveled to Texas to cover stories about gas and oil well drilling in the Lone Star state. Ohio’s gas and oil industry is still in its infancy but is expected to grow in coming years. Caitlin Fitch tells us Ohioans turn toward Texans for help.
Read MoreGas and oil industry yields 115 new businesses in county
The Williamsport Chamber of Commerce president said he never has seen an economic boom such as the one creating lines at local restaurants, no vacancies at area hotels and a general optimism among many capitalizing on the area’s expanding gas and oil industry.
Read MoreCompany finds niche in fracking materials, equipment
To Pam Percival, the gas-and-oil-well industry is far more than men out in a field with some machinery and a teeter-totter piece of metal that pivots up and down. Percival works in corporate communications for Texas-based FTS International, and that’s where the company found its niche over the past 10 years.
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